Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2016 and 2017 income statements

On January 1, 2016, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2017.

Expenditures on the project were as follows:

January 1, 2016	$	1,280,000
March 1, 2016		960,000
June 30, 2016		1,160,000
October 1, 2016		960,000
January 31, 2017		324,000
April 30, 2017		657,000
August 31, 2017		954,000

On January 1, 2016, the company obtained a $3,600,000 construction loan with a 15% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2016 and 2017. The companys other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $4,000,000 and $6,000,000 with interest rates of 11% and 13%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2016 and 2017. Interest is paid annually on all debt. The companys fiscal year-end is December 31.

Required:

1.	Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2016 and 2017 using the specific interest method.

2.	What is the total cost of the building?